Difference between Taro Root and Cocoyam

TARO ROOT vs COCOYAM: NOUN

Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.
New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
Tropical starchy tuberous root
Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

Adzuki, Achiote, Daun, Kombu, Pimentos, Arrowroot, Pimientos, Sunchoke, Malanga, Sapodilla, Sapote, Edda, Cocoyam, Taro, Dasheen

Pawpaw, Malanga, Manioc, Cashew nut, Finger millet, Kola nut, Yam bean, Yam, Plantain, Cassava, Edda, Eddo, Taro, Taro root, Dasheen

Perilla, Hijiki, Adzuki, Achiote, Daun, Kombu, Pimentos, Arrowroot, Pimientos, Sunchoke, Malanga, Sapodilla, Edda, Taro, Dasheen

Bottle gourd, Groundnut, Dioscorea, Breadfruit, Pawpaw, Malanga, Manioc, Cashew nut, Finger millet, Yam bean, Yam, Cassava, Edda, Taro, Dasheen

This tradition will have Lao Au (alcohol bereage), chicken, steamed cassava or taro root, and Dokdum Dokdeang (red and black flower) as well.
China and Taiwan for fresh bao that has taro root and hot, delicious pork inside!
Inside, a Samoan airline worker points out taro root on the shelves.

The setts are planted directly in the field, almost always in a mixture of other crops such as maize, cassava, cocoyam and vegetables.
And Tchiroma, little pinguiss, Big boy Atanga Nji, cocoyam head ngole ngole et al, bit their fingers.
Maize, fingermillet, cassava, sweet potatoe and cocoyam are also grown in the area.
Arable crops being cultivated include maize, yam, cassava, cocoyam, rice, and sweet potato.
Results indicated that cocoyam can be successfully micropropagated in vitro through various procedures.
Cocoyam: mall round, brown root, size of a potato.
Assessing transferability of Sweetpotato EST SSR primers to cocoyam and micropropagation of nine elite cocoyam varieties in Ghana.